January 26, 2020
Earlier
this evening, homicide suspect Deon Thomas, 19, of Richmond was captured by
the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, the RPD K-9 Unit and 2nd
Precinct officers.
The
K-9 found Thomas hiding in a residence on the city’s south side.
Thomas
was arrested on December 5, 2019 for robbery in relation to the homicide
that occurred in a convenience store in the 3100 block of Midlothian
Turnpike November 30, 2019 in which clerk Ashraf H. Mahasees was
shot and killed.
Thomas was released last Thursday,
January 23rd from the Richmond Justice Center prior to being served
with the Multi-jurisdictional Grand Jury indictment for murder. The Multi-jurisdictional
Grand Jury had met on January 22nd and returned a true
bill indicting Thomas for murder.
Deon Thomas
